I have been dreaming about this
palette for five years now. If you do not know what this is (which is quite
possible because nobody ever talks about it anymore), this is the Lorac Pro Palette. It’s a very
beautiful palette made of 16 neutral eye shadows, 8 mates and 8 shimmers, and
is very well known as a cult product worldwide but can only be purchased in the
United States.

Believe me, I've tried really hard to
get my hands on this. There was a time, a few years ago, where Portuguese
bloggers managed to buy it through those Facebook
stores that sold American products for a stupid expensive price.

I do not know how, but I didn’t fell
into the trap (I do know, it was the price and I my doubts on whether or not the
products were fake). I figured that if I ever went to the US this would be a
product to bring and it would somehow mark the end of the battle that it was to
get it.

But then my sister-in-law said she
was going to New York in the summer. I didn’t even hesitate: "You have to
bring me the Lorac Pro!"

And here it is! It has lived with me
for over eight months and our relationship is still going strong.

Well, truth be told, there is no
denying that the LP is not very modern. Now that we only see inspired palettes
by the Modern Renaissance, it
becomes obvious that the LP comes from the Naked
Palette era. It’s full of basic shades, but I already knew that and that
was always what I wanted, what I wasn’t expecting was the lack of inspiration that
it gives me.

Be that as it may, the mates are
incredibly pigmented to the point where I have to control myself to not
intensify a simple transition shade. The shimmers are less inconsistent thou.
The lighter ones are very dusty and not that intense, while the darker ones and
the gold have that metallic effect that we’re used to see in more recent eye shadow
palettes.

The packaging is carton, lined with
soft-touch black paper (not as extreme as the one Nars packaging), but is
nonetheless prone to stains. It is a very thin and mirrored palette, making it
very practical to travel with.

It also brings a eyeshadow primer that
I honestly haven’t even opened yet. At the moment I don’t need more primers and
I don’t like opening new eye products just to let them expire.

The Creamy
Color Comfort Lip Liners are the creamiest and most long lasting pencils that I've
ever used for such a low price. They cost € 4.95, but sometimes you can get them
for a cheaper price depending on the promotions.

I made a quick visit at Kiko the other day and grabbed 4 new lip
liners: 301 Natural, 308 Geranium, 315 Intense Mauve and 316 Milk Chocolate.

What you need to know about me is
that I don’t like when it’s easily noticeable when I’m wearing (a lot of)
make-up, especially on a day-to-day basis.

As I have combination skin that
fortunately doesn’t have many blemishes, I always prefer to use lightweight
foundations or BB Creams and I always apply them with my fingers to ensure a
thin layer well blended onto the skin.

Therefore, it was to be expected that
a high-coverage foundation with a matte finish would not reeeeeeeealy be what I
was used to. Still, I decided to take a chance
anyway.

I bought this foundation on England back
in 2016 on the Black Friday. It was 10% off and it was the first time I had
seen KVD counters. The store was packed
with people and I wanted to buy the foundation no matter what. I swatched all
of the light shades and they all looked too pink. I ended up choosing 45 Warm, the only one that appeared to
be suitable for my neutral undertone, but that actually turned out to be too
dark for me.

I could only use it in the summer,
and even then, I had to make sure I applied it to my neck and ears, too. However,
my main problem it’s not the shade match, but the formula itself.

This foundation is too thick for me
and it clings to everything. It highlights my pores, my fine lines and all of
the dry patches that I didn’t know I had. I don’t understand how anyone that
has acne can use it because it is truly dry and it settles easily around
blemishes and scars.

I have tried it in every possible way,
and I can only use it if it I mix it with a more liquid foundation, or with my
moisturizing cream or SPF. This is the typical product that the world loves,
but that doesn’t work for me.

Have you used this foundation yet?
What do you think of it? You can find it at Sephora for around 35€.

Do you remember when everyone made
videos on Youtube showing their MAC lipstick
collection? I spent hours watching these videos and I always believed that if I
were to have a channel, the first video I was going to publish would be one of
this kind. However, since that day never came, it's time to show you on a blog
post!

At the moment, I own 21 lipsticks of
the permanent range and 3 from limited editions that don’t deserve great attention
(they are very, very old and I only keep them for sentimental reasons because I
cannot even use them anymore).

I've always been obsessed with MAC.
It started with their eye shadows, switched to the blushes and highlights, but
the main focus was always the lipsticks!

MAC offers a zillion colours in 8
different finishes: Frost, Matte, Retro Matte, Amplified, Satin, Amplified,
Cremesheen and Glaze. If you are looking for your first MAC lipstick,
the fundamental part is to choose a finish, since many of the shades repeat
themselves in different finishes.

Personally, when I started to get
interested in these lipsticks, I loved the Amplified and Creemesheen
finishes, they are super creamy and comfortable and the only difference is that
the first ones have a much more intense pigment. Now I love the Mattes
and Retro Mattes, and I can tolerate the Satins.

Modesty- I researched so much
before buying this lipstick. It was after choosing lipsticks that didn’t really
suited me, so I had to get it right this time. I filled my hand with swatches
of all the nudes and i left the store with this one. When I got home and
compared with Blankety I was
horrified because they looked the same (... just a little thou). This one is darker,
less pigmented, and almost invisible on me because it is the colour of my lips.

Shy Girl - This was one of those
lipsticks that didn’t suit me ... I've had seen lots of recommendations from my
favourite youtubers, so I went into the store, asked for the lipstick and came
home (I was in that phase where the MAC girls scared me so I didn’t even see
the colour before buying it). Well, you can see that it's a bright pastel
orange that not only looks bad on my skin, but it's also impossible to use with
dry lips.

Crosswires- I wanted a coral for
the summer that wasn’t not too orange ... I watched videos and researched blogs
for months to find the perfect colour .... And then I found this! It's the
lipstick I use in the warmer months, as you can see here, and I recommend it to all my friends.

Blankety- This was my first MAC lipstick. I bought it at the airport, completely alone and without any knowledge on the formula. I ended up using it every day during my senior year of university and made a point of reapplying it all the time. It’s a very pigmented light nude. I rarely use it today, unless I mix it with another since it’s so pale to me.

Chatterbox – I made this purchase under pressure. My mother gave me one of those gift cards (best gift ever from BTW), and I had to use it. So, after taking a small piece of paper with 5 known lipstick names and being told that they were all sold out, I ended up getting this one. In the first year I didn’t use it much. It's a vibrant pink that looks gorgeous in theory, but that in reality it’s a bit too much for the everyday girl. Thankfully, I bought a top with the same colour so I found a reason to take it out of the drawer. I confess I wouldn’t buy it again.

Girl About Town – 5 years ago everyone owned this lipstick and it was recommended a lot! Now I can see that this is the most usual shade ever. It is a simple fuchsia pink that every brand has. I haven’t touched it in over 2 years, since I have this colour in several liquid lipsticks, which I prefer to this formula.

Brave - This is my all-time favourite
lipstick. It’s a pink nude that lasts for the longest time on my lips, it’s
comfortable and I can reapply it anywhere even without a mirror. I’m almost finished
with mine and I'm going to have to buy
another one.

Twig - When I want something
darker than Brave I grab this colour.
This one has a little bit of brown, but it’s still very natural on the lips
(post here).

Captive - I rarely use this colour
and I do not know why. It's a muted purple, and I usually love this kind of shades,
but since it has a creamy finish I always push it aside.

Mac Red - This purchase came from
the desperation of not finding Russian
Red or Ruby Woo. It's a classic red with a creamy finish that doesn’t match red lipsticks ... I haven’t
touched mine since I got Ruby Woo.

Honeylove- The best nude ever. It has the perfect colour to divert the attention from my lips without making me look like a corpse. I kick myself for not getting it sooner. I trully love this lipstick (post here).

Kinda Sexy - Another nude, but this time much warmer. Many tanned girls love this colour and I confess that I really loved wearing it in the summer (post here).

Velvet Teddy - It was a battle to find this lipstick because it was more than sold out thanks to the Kylie Jenner hype. It's a dark nude with my favourite finish. It really feels like velvet on the lips (post here).

Mehr - Another favourite. This is a medium mauve pink that, unfortunately, is not sold in Portugal. But, don’t despair, if you cannot get it abroad, you can always make an order at LookFantastic (post here).

Please Me - I used and abused this lipstick when I first bought it. It's that girly pink with class. It was the first matte I tried and after testing this formula, it became one of my favourites.

Whirl- Another dramatic lipstick to get hold of. It's literally a brown that transports me to my Posh Spice times. I'm too scared to use it, but I make the effort to not forget about it (post here).

Diva- After I made more than 5 MAC visits just to get this lipstick, and always leaving with the same answer "it’s sold out and we don’t know when it’s going to come back", my boyfriend decided to take action and talk to the girls in the store so they could give him a call when the lipstick finally arrived. After a few weeks, he surprised me with Diva. If you were to ask him a name of any Mac lipstick, he could only name this one (post here).

Relentlessly
Red - A
beautiful coral that I only use in the summer. I love this color, but if
it hadn't been offered, I don't think I would have bought it because I prefer All Fired
Up over it.

Ruby Woo - The reddest red of all. It's really hard to apply because it feels like wax, but it looks beautiful
and doesn't budge.

All Fired Up - I don't mind wearing this color all year long. It's the red for those who are afraid to wear reds. It
has a lot of magenta, which complements pale skin nicely and it lasts all day.

Flat out
Fabulous
- I had to buy this for being the brother of All Fired Up. Same finish but more
purple than pink. In reality, I actually bought another, more pigmented and matte, Girl About Town. I rarely touch it.

The box shaped packaging, although
cute, it’s not very practical because of its size, but I know that my blush is
safe. So I don’t mind if I have to find more room for a new blush in my drawer
or in my bag.

This is Hervana. It’s made of a mixture of warm nudes, lilacs and a creams,
and I couldn’t love it more.

It’s not very pigmented. I even tried
to swatch it on my arm to show you the combination of the shades but it was in
vain, since you can barely notice it on my skin with a finger swatch.

However, in the face it’s a different
story. It gives a healthy look to the skin, the colour complements my skin tone,
especially now in the winter, and since it isn’t too intense I don’t run the
risk of looking like a clown.

It may not be the most long lasting
formula ever, but it holds up nicely through the working hours and I can’ot ask
for more when I'm constantly holding my face in my hands.